The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first over-the-counter (OTC) at-home diagnostic test that can differentiate and detect influenza A and B, commonly...

Largest review and meta-analysis assessing the extent of protection following COVID-19 infection by variant and how durable that protection is against different variants, including 65 studies from 19...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Vietnam Ministry of Health’s bulletin on COVID-19 prevention and control dated January 1, 2023 reported that there were 53 new cases, the momentum has continued to decrease...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is concerned about increases in respiratory viruses in the state, particularly influenza (flu) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)....

COVID-19 infection is linked to a subsequent heightened risk of poor cardiovascular health and death, particularly among those whose infection is severe requiring hospital admission, finds a large UK Biobank...

Since the beginning of 2020, especially after the appearance of the COVID-19 wave, the number of patients with black fungus, or mucormycosis has increased rapidly. At Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi, there...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 One in eight adults (12.7%) who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 experience long term symptoms due to COVID-19, suggests a large Dutch study published in The Lancet. The study provides...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Japanese officials saw 200,975 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, surpassing 200,000 cases/day for the first time, according to Japan media. The number of new infections per day was...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Since COVID-19 vaccines first became available to protect against infection and severe illness, there has been much uncertainty about how long the protection lasts, and when it might...

Despite significant and stunning advances in vaccine technology, the COVID-19 global pandemic is not over. A key challenge in limiting the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)...